Two weeks in, September is already doing what September usually does. The S&P 500 drifted lower toward its 21-day moving average, the AI trade lost its footing, and several companies that had just posted double-digit earnings beats got sold anyway.
That last part is the odd one. Fabrinet (NYSE: FN) beat estimates by more than 10% and guided higher. Dycom Industries (NYSE: DY) did the same and raised its outlook. Both stocks went down.